Deakin University unveils essay winners

JAKARTA: Neda Tanaga and Wasana Adi Nugraha were announced on Thursday as the winners of the student English essay competition organized by Deakin University.

Neda of the University of Indonesia in Depok and Wasana of Airlangga University in Surabaya won two-week academic English courses at Deakin University's English Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

Neda's winning essay was titled Is the obsolescence of war just around the corner?, while Wasana's was titled A new dawn for Indonesia.

A total of 212 college students between the ages of 18 and 21 participated in the competition. -- JP